File:Clevelandart 1964.370.jpg
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[edit]Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri) ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri) |
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Description |
This image depicts one of the main bodhisattvas, beings only one stage away from full enlightenment. Because the historical Buddha was a prince prior to his renunciation and life as a wandering ascetic, bodhisattvas are depicted as royal princes. This example has the sharp features, sweet expression, and crisp details characteristic of images made in Nepal during the 1400s. In his upraised right hand Manjushri holds the hilt of a sword that, like wisdom itself, metaphorically cuts through and defeats ignorance. His lower, rear left hand grasps a bow, once probably strung with a wire. Also missing is the arrow that he likely held in his lowered right hand. Arrows were often symbols for mantras, or strings of syllables thought to have the power to focus the mind and work like missiles to destroy negativity and affliction. The gesture of his lowered left hand indicates the transmission of Buddhist teachings. The lotus stem that rises at the left elbows originally held a book of sutras. This figure is in the yogic posture of meditation with the big toe flexed in concentration. Yoga is of central importance in tantric Buddhism, because high-level practitioners are able to discipline the body to such an extent that the mind can also be controlled. |
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Date |
1400 date QS:P571,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | Gilt bronze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Overall: 78.1 x 67.6 cm (30 3/4 x 26 5/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q657415 |
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Current location |
Indian and South East Asian Art |
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Accession number |
1964.37 |
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Place of creation | Nepal, 15th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.370 |
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[edit]The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Author | Howard Agriesti |
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Date and time of digitizing | 07:36, 10 July 2012 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows |
Date metadata was last modified | 08:23, 31 December 2013 |
File change date and time | 08:23, 31 December 2013 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:5EFA6C910F20681191099AD724FD4EE9 |